Category Archives: Chapter 26

            “The balance shifts,” one voice said softly.  “It no longer favors one or the other.  There are chances now.”             “The dead god joins them,” another voice said.  “But will be fight for more than the protection of a … Continue reading →

            I stayed there, watching Jacqueline work for what felt like an eternity before I heard Thom shouting my name.  I looked up from the woman’s pale face and toward the sound, frowning.             “Over here!” I called.             His … Continue reading →

            “Thordin, please don’t do this,” a tiny, weak voice said from some bushes that were just barely in our line of sight.  I couldn’t help but look in that direction, even as the tall, Nordic-appearing blonde before us held … Continue reading →

            I startled awake, lying flat on my back on the slushy ground.  Snowflakes drifted down above me, landing on my cheeks and nose, melting quickly.  I sucked in a quick, deep breath and blinked again.             Thom was there … Continue reading →

            God, that smell.  It was almost enough to make me stop thinking altogether, it was just so awful, the smell of flesh and other organic matter set on fire.  All I could do was keep running and hope that … Continue reading →

            The keening, angry cry jerked me upright in the bunk with a gasp.  The pain in my head doubled and I hunched over, palms pressed to my temples.             Breathe, I reminded myself.  Goddamnit, breathe.  I took one breath, … Continue reading →